Volkswirtschaftliche Entwicklung
Backyard distilleries

Covid-19 crisis boosts thriving trade in moonshine

As bars closed in lockdown, illicit home-made alcohol filled market in Zimbabwe

Coronavirus

Uganda’s poverty rate has risen 10 percentage points

As in many African countries, Covid-19 has exacerbated inequality in Uganda

Entrepreneurship

A rising tide of hope

Zambia’s small businesses pin their hopes for growth on the new president

Price surges

Inflation’s unwelcome return

Brazilians tighten their belts in the face of price rises for food and fuel

Solar power

Water for a parched land

Solar powered irrigation systems boost agriculture in arid parts of Zimbabwe

Multilateral affairs

IMF executive board re-endorses Georgieva

Global indices result from human judgment and do not convey some kind of objective truth

Pensions

Poverty in old age

Zimbabwe’s senior citizens face lives of grinding poverty

IMF

More financial power for developing countries

Industrialised countries and emerging markets should use new SDRs in support of low-income countries

Nutrition

Hunger amid plenty

To end hunger, nations must reform entire food systems, not just boost farm output

African economies

Cushioning coronavirus impacts

African governments’ stimulus programmes were insufficient in pandemic

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